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Eyecatcher · Features

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Valiant Comedy: It’s The Return of Quantum and Woody, Y’All!

  • by Levi Hunt
  • July 10, 2013

The success of the more marketable concepts of Valiant’s recent relaunch has allowed the publisher to experiment with other titles in its archives, testing how well some of their wackier…

Columns · Small Pressganged

3

Lou #1-15

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 10, 2013

Melissa Mendes’s Lou follows the adventures of the titular 9-year-old tomboy, her two brothers – the younger John and older Eddie, and an extended cast of friends and family. Published by…

Reviews

1

Wolverine: Japan’s Most Wanted #1

  • by Levi Hunt
  • July 10, 2013

Wolverine makes his Marvel Infinite Comics debut. Wolverine: Japan’s Most Wanted #1 is the first of a weekly 13-part digital story under Marvel’s Infinite Comics initiative. Wolverine is in Tokyo…

Reviews

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Chronos Commandos: Dawn Patrol #1

  • by Ricky Miller
  • July 10, 2013

“He don’t care about nothin’ but killing Nazis.” Titan ventures into the world of creator-owned comics with this pulp action adventure, written and painted by Marvel UK veteran Stuart Jennett….

Columns · Small Pressganged

2

Bimba #1

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 9, 2013

In her own words British comics artist Donya Todd created the anthology Bimba as a showcase for “kick-ass female artists”. The first issue features not just Todd’s work but also…

Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher

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Rembrandt and the Price of Genius

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • July 9, 2013

By focusing on his entourage, Typex delivers a stunning psychological inside look into the 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt. After studying Rembrandt for over 3 years, dutch comics artist Typex…

Reviews

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The Silver Six

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 9, 2013

When their lives and families are tragically stolen, six special orphans use their wits and teamwork to avenge their loss in this fantastic all-ages OGN from Scholastic. Kids are smarter…

Reviews

1

Skyward #1

  • by Jason Wilkins
  • July 9, 2013

Although the story may seem a tad familiar, Jeremy Dale’s Skyward takes flight with lush artwork and high production values. Action Lab Entertainment’s latest all-ages fantasy epic Skyward by talented…

Blog

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for July 10, 2013

  • by Frederik Hautain
  • July 8, 2013

It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF…

Reviews

2

Batman ’66 #1

  • by John Trigonis
  • July 8, 2013

Sock! Pow! Zok?! Well, that’s what I got out of the original 1960s Batman TV series when I used to watch the reruns every Saturday morning when I was a…

Features

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Welcome to Repo City State: Adam Egypt Mortimer on ‘Ballistic’

  • by Jason Clyma
  • July 8, 2013

This week’s release of Ballistic from writer Adam Egypt Mortimer and artist Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys, Happy!) will surely be explosive. Ballistic chronicles the life of air-conditioner repairman turned…

Reviews

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Emerald City of Oz #1

  • by Jason Clyma
  • July 8, 2013

Eric Shanower and Skottie Young’s Emerald City of Oz is a gorgeous book to behold.  Across the first issue of this miniseries readers will be treated to a collection of…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

1

The Complete Rainbow Orchid

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 8, 2013

Well over a decade in the making, to call Garen Ewing’s The Rainbow Orchid a labour of love would be an understatement of the most epic proportions. It’s 1920s Britain…

Blog

2

Process #4: S.J. Harris on Creating Eustace

  • by Steven Walsh
  • July 8, 2013

In this month’s report from the Process group at London’s Gosh! Comics, Eustace’s S.J. Harris gives some fascinating insights into his new book from Jonathan Cape. Process is a comics…

Eyecatcher · Features

1

No Holds Barred: The Grit and Punk in Darick Robertson’s Career

  • by Levi Hunt
  • July 5, 2013

Next week, Black Mask Studios will release Ballistic, a psychedelic sci-fi adventure from Adam Mortimer and Darick Robertson. This series is a return to basics for Robertson as the artist…

Reviews

2

Eustace

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 5, 2013

With a deliciously morbid wit, debut graphic novelist S.J. Harris delivers a biting satire on the skewed mores of 1930s Britain in Eustace, his dark comedy of manners, published by…

Reviews

2

Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1

  • by Jason Clyma
  • July 4, 2013

The Sinister Six make their comedic return to the Marvel Universe. Humanizing dastardly villains is a difficult task to achieve without taking away the necessary evil of the character.  How…

Features

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Marvel’s Superheroines: A Hard Sell, And Why DC’s Are Doing Better

  • by Karen O'Brien
  • July 4, 2013

After examining Paul O’Brien’s analysis of Marvel’s sales, Graeme McMillan’s Newsarama blog posed an interesting question: why the low sales for Marvel’s female-led titles? McMillan’s question is likely to draw…

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